, 1887-07-13

and endless favor, may continue before
Thee in health, peace, JOY, and honour, ana
live long and happy lives upon earth, anu
after death may attain everlasting Ire anu
glory in the Kingdom of Heaven, by the
merits and mediation OF Christ Jesus our
Saviour, who, with the Father ana the
Holy Ghost, liveth and reigDeth ever one
God, world without end. Amen.
During the reading of the prayers the
foreign Princes and PrinceSses knelt, while
the members of the English royal family,
following the national custom, simply III.
clined forward. Following the prayers
the sExaudiat Te Dominus" was sung with
the organ and brass band accompaniment.
The Dean of Westminster then advanced
to the altar rails and read the lesson tor
the day First Epistle of Peter, IL, 6-l9)
DIR. Bridges special anthem, selected OV
the Queen last year as her jubilee anthem
was next sung, followed by the choral
"Gotha,' composed by the Prince ConSOrG'
In the rests the national anthem was IN
troduced. Two more special prayers Tor
the defense Of the faith, the spiritual wei
fare of the kingdom, and for peace ana
love followed, and were supplemented ny
the benediction, which was pronounced by
theEArchblShOp.
When the benedictiOn had been said, the
Queen, rising from The coronation chair,
signaled to the heir apparent to approach
her. The Prince of 0WaleS Immediately
stepped TO her MajeSty's side, and, making
~ low obeisancc, kissed her hands. inc
Queen kissed her son OH the cheek before
permitting him to depart. The GROWN
Prince Of Germany next approached ana
kissed her Mdiesty's hand, an example
which was followed by every other Prince
on the dais. III each case her Majesty re.
turned the salute With a mOtherly KISS on
the cheek or forehead. The PrinceSSe5 ON
the left Of the Queen, headed by the crown
Princess of Germany and The Princess OF
Wales, then went through a similar ceFe,
lnony. The salutation of the trst-named
lady wa remarkable for it's warmth and
hpartiness, and the more remarkable Ill
the fact that just as her Royal Highness
was about to retire her Majesty called her
back and kissed her n second time.
Then her Majesty intimated to the Lord
Chamberlain that she was ready, and the
return Journey was begun, the organlSt
PLAYING the March of the Priests in "Atha-
lie" as the procession, i'll the same order as
ot the commencement of the proceedings
left the sacred editice. The ceremony
throughout was most solemn ana lnpreS.
sive. and was followed with the closest at
tention by the Queen and those who sat
around her on the dais. The Indian Prln-
ces, too, all of whom were furnished with
books, appeared to regard the service as
one demanding strict attention.
The Queen left the abbey leaning on the
arm of the Lord Chamberlain. The pro-
~cession, which came by the Thames EN-.
bankment, returned by the route which
the Queen traversed 90 years ago when she
was crowned, VIA Whitehall, passing the
War, Admiralty, and other State depart
ments. which we're decorated with flags
and f~estoons all along their fronts. The
return was made amid a prolonged aud
unbroken succession of popular acclama-
tions, the Queen responding by bowling to
the right and left. When the royal pro-
cession reached Parliament.stre it found
the roads as densely. crowded as they
were two hours before, and i'll some
places more so. Along Parliament-street,
except at the Government offices, yeats
had been erected and gaily decorated with
hunting, &c. The grand stand which was
erected facing the Horse Guards and along
side the Chapel Royal was a memorable
sight, the Queen gratefully acknowledging
the salutes and cheering of it's occupants.
Passing through Trafalgar square into
Pail Mall the MONDAY scenes were re.
enacted. The fronts of the spacious clubs
in Pail Mall were alive with sightSeers.
Even the staid members of the Athen@um
Club were as jubilant as others. The Re
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